Telling Lies (stylized as telling l!es) is a narrative video game developed by Sam Barlow and Furious Bee and published by Annapurna Interactive in August 2019 for iOS, macOS, and Windows. Ports for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One were released in April 2020. As with Barlow’s previous title, Her Story, the game uses live action full-motion video of four people (played by Logan Marshall-Green, Alexandra Shipp, Kerry Bishé, and Angela Sarafyan) as part of video calls made between them, and the player will need to use tools provided from the game to piece together events and what statements may be lies to determine the overall mystery. Wikipedia
Research exclusive to this game
Gasque, Terra Mae, Kevin Tang, Brad Rittenhouse, and Janet Murray. “Gated story structure and dramatic agency in Sam Barlow’s Telling Lies.” In Interactive Storytelling: 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling, ICIDS 2020, Bournemouth, UK, November 3–6, 2020, Proceedings 13, pp. 314-326. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
Research that includes this game in its sample
van de Ven, Inge. “It’s Not a Game! Rules of Notice and Hermeneutics of Suspicion in Contemporary FMV Games.” Games and Culture (2023): 15554120231161180.